Shimla, Aug. 6 -- Terming the act as "barbaric", a local court in Nahan convicted and awarded life imprisonment to a woman for thrashing her 4-year-old adopted daughter to death in 2020.

The court of additional district and sessions judge, Nahan, Gaurav Mahajan, on Monday also imposed a fine of Rs.1 lakh on the convict identified as Aruna Chauhan.

"This is a case where a helpless and defenceless child gets beaten by her own adopted mother only because of the fact that she used to urinate and pass stool on the bed. The mere thought that this act will result in merciless thrashing of a 4-year-old by her own mother is not only betrayal of an individual trust but destruction and devastation of social trust. It is perversity in its enormity....